Sous Chef Gwen Marlowe Foods & Catering Redlands, CA Job Details Full-time | Contract From $22 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Food provided Qualifications Menu design Kitchen health and safety standards Line cook experience Teamwork Food service health code compliance Team leadership Safety regulations Cooking Shift management Cost control Managing catering events Supervising experience Kitchen cost control Food safety sanitizing procedures Inventory tracking for food cost management Leading team collaboration initiatives Production management Managing kitchen staff Restaurant cost management Safety protocol implementation Communication with kitchen staff Full Job Description Overview Join our dynamic culinary team as a Sous Chef and play a vital role in delivering exceptional dining experiences. As a key leader in the kitchen, you will support the head chef in managing daily operations, supervising kitchen staff, and ensuring the highest standards of food quality, safety, and presentation. This energetic role offers an exciting opportunity to showcase your culinary expertise while fostering a collaborative and innovative kitchen environment. Your leadership will help elevate our restaurant's reputation for fine dining excellence and memorable service. Duties Assist in overseeing all kitchen operations, ensuring smooth workflow during service hours Supervise and mentor kitchen staff, promoting teamwork, efficiency, and high standards of food preparation Manage food production processes, including menu planning, portion control, and presentation standards Ensure compliance with food safety sanitizing procedures and maintain rigorous hygiene standards Control inventory levels through accurate inventory management and inventory control practices Support catering and banquet services by coordinating food preparation for large events Monitor food handling practices to uphold safety regulations and minimize waste while controlling costs Collaborate with the kitchen management team to implement shift management strategies and optimize service flow Requirements 2+ years of catering kitchen experience specifically large event catering (we service events with guest counts anywhere from 200 to 8,000 guests frequently) is required. Honesty, integrity, and a pleasant personality are huge pluses as we are known to choose someone who can get along well with others with a team and goal centered attitude with less experience over someone who is more qualified with a poor attitude regarding our goals. Pay rate is for a probationary period of 30 days. We won't need 30 days to see if you are a good fit. If you excel in this position, we may hire you on full time. Pay raises are not scheduled and we are known to give pay raises on the spot as we see a trend of improvement, willingness to learn, and self discipline on your part. Proven experience in high pressure, fast paced environments with strong culinary skills and leadership capabilities Extensive background in food production, catering, banquet experience, and restaurant/kitchen management Demonstrated supervisory experience managing teams as a chef or kitchen leader Knowledge of food safety protocols, sanitizing procedures, and food handling regulations Experience with inventory management, cost control, and food service management systems Skilled in menu planning, food preparation, cooking techniques, and kitchen management

Pay:

From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

Food provided

Work Location:

In person